Soul Expression

This isn't really a story about a dress, but first let me tell you about the dress. The dress was a catalyst for awareness of a long running pattern of self doubt and habitual joy squashing, not living in the moment, and a dependency on external validation. All of that from a dress. I just wanted to buy a dress for a wedding. I wandered into a funky vintage shop and almost immediately I spotted this dress with cats on it! (I love cats!!) Looking at it made me happy. (Joy!)  I HAD to try it on. (Excitement!) I loved how it looked and I loved how I felt in it. (Exuberance!) The fact that it had cheeky little Siamese cats on it made it that much better. In that dressing room, my eyes lit up and I was smiling. (I love this dress! I can't wait to wear this dress!) By the time I got home, my joy gave way to concern. (Doubt!) Should I wear this? (Fear!) What will people think? How will I 'look'? (Insecurity!) The other dress I had picked out for the family wedding i...

A question I hear often is about our experiences here in the earth plane--specifically why is there so much suffering? Inevitably this question leads to discussion about the soul and the soul's purpose. I wanted to share with you the information I received from my spiritual guides about the soul's purpose and the soul's perspective of the earth plane. I hope it can ease some of the pain and discomfort that is so often experienced on this journey.                                            *                                   *                                        * "When a soul chooses to incarnate it does so with great intention. There is a highly intelligent design behind every...

After a long and very uncomfortable stint with “writer’s block”, it feels sooooo good to be putting words on paper again. Although it feels a bit stumbling and bumbling, I’m still happy to be writing something. It was time for me to grab a pen and just show up. We are familiar with the philosophy of ‘just showing up for life’ instead of retreating into our fears. We've seen the magnets, bookmarks, inspirational posters, etc. that state, "90% of Success is Just Showing Up". Showing up might be half the battle (or even 90% as the slogan goes), but what's the other half? I believe it's how  we show up. While showing up is indeed important, I've come to realize that there is more to it. Today someone introduced me to a different facet of this concept of showing up for life. I was reading a Facebook post by Liz Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love ), in which she was recounting her frightening experience from the previous night of singing karaoke in ...

The idea to look for God—in every face I saw—came while I was sitting at an airport in Chicago. As I sat watching people, and watching my thoughts, I realized how judgmental and critical I am. Innocent people are passing to and fro and there I sit, thinking things like, “Gosh, those are dorky jeans”, or “Gee, he’s full of himself”. I was projecting—judging people in all the ways I don’t want to appear.   I began to see how judgmental and critical I can be and how this applies to most areas of my life, most especially how I view myself. It dawns on me that I’m judging others harshly and critically because that is what I do to myself. I don’t like how this feels on any level and so I decide to try an experiment. I’m going to reverse my thinking. Every time someone passes by I’m going to think something positive about them. Nothing critical. I dive into this experiment, very excited. It lasts all of two minutes. I quickly realize this is a lame experiment because I don’t k...

It only felt natural to post something about gratitude during this week of giving thanks. I know we've all heard about the importance of cultivating an "attitude of gratitude" and I wondered if there was anything more that our friends on the other side would like to expound on here. What follows is their perspective on why it's important to feel grateful and how to cultivate more of that feeling in our lives. Have a wonderful and safe holiday season!                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Giving thanks is not just a periodic practice if you want to adapt a true attitude of gratitude. The real test is finding things to feel grateful for even in the midst of chaos and when all feels lost. Gratitude, like any other emotion, carries it's own vibration and as the law of attraction applies, like attracts like. Therefore, it becomes particularly important to ...

There is a lot of confusion around our guides--who they are, what they do, and so on. I hope this information provides insight and clarity and some smiles along the way. Cheers! An overview of their 'job description' in their own words: "We are present through the course of your physical incarnation, serving to assist you on your path. We understand the goals and intentions your soul has regarding this particular life path and we support and guide you on that journey. We are not here to judge you or criticize you, but only to help you achieve the growth and service opportunities you chose to embrace in this lifetime. We see the "bigger picture" and with that knowledge assist you in going in the direction that is in your greatest good. And there it is in a nutshell: your greatest good. This is always our primary focus. We are continually focused on guiding you in the direction that serves you best. When your free will veers from that direction we do not f...

Jenna Sizemore from Cincinnati asks some thought provoking questions about the nature of our physical plane and whether it is real at all or simply made up by the ego. If it is an illusion, than would any intellectual or spiritual pursuit we make within the illusion merely be used as a step up an illusory ladder that will disappear when we reconnect with Truth? If so, what does it matter what we eat? Could we simply enjoy fries & burgers and forgive the illusion of fat, cholesterol, and sodium? Profound questions! I have broken this down into two parts. The first question I asked the other side is simply, "Is this physical reality an illusion? Following that, the other side responds to Jenna's questions a little deeper regarding the nature of our physical reality, our perceived separation from God, and our relationship with food. Thank you Jenna for such insightful questions!               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...